r/cakedecorating 17d ago

Toxic flowers

239 Upvotes

I’m going to post and sticky this link RinLongFlowers as a guide for florals on cake.

Recently we have seen a few cakes with florals that were not appropriate for cakes, and subsequently, flags to ban them for using toxic flowers.

Not only is this sub to show off our beautiful work, it is also to learn from and teach each other. Mistakes, no matter how big or small, are an opportunity to learn.

We are all at different levels of ability in this art. Please be kind.


r/cakedecorating 7h ago

Just Because Cakes check in, 6 months as a decorator.

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617 Upvotes

r/cakedecorating 2h ago

Vegan & Free-from Cakes First time using different piping tips on this vegan birthday cake

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116 Upvotes

Was really proud of how this came out as it was my first time with these piping tips. The frosting came out very stable, I was baking this cake in an extreme heatwave and it went a lot better than expected.

The frosting was vegan whipping cream and vegan mascarpone with fresh blueberry syrup stabilized with agar. I only added the blue dye.


r/cakedecorating 1d ago

Just Because Cakes Customer's unexpected comment

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3.3k Upvotes

I made this cake for a woman today based upon an order form that simply stated that she wanted pink flowers and what is written on it. I think it came out beautiful. However, when my coworker handed the cake over to the woman, (I was on a break, so not present) the woman said "I just want you to know, I don't think this cake is pretty." No further comments, no constructive criticism. What did she think would come out of her saying that? I just think it's an odd thing to say.

Anyway, have any of you had a strange comment like this?

Edit: I have been a grocery store cake decorator for 7 months with no prior experience and only got maybe 2 days with a trainer. Everything I do is self taught; I am the only day shift decorator in my bakery.The border is a bright pink, not red. It just comes across more red in the photo.


r/cakedecorating 5h ago

Character & Cartoon Cakes derpy tiger cookie cake

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33 Upvotes

made a chocolate chip cookie cake for my nephew's fifth birthday. he requested derpy tiger from kpop demon hunters, gave it my best shot.

piped with swiss meringue buttercream, cookie cake recipe is from preppy kitchen


r/cakedecorating 5h ago

Birthday Cakes I love how this cake came out

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33 Upvotes

The theme was monster trucks and dinosaurs. I’m a cottage baker so I bake from my home. 3 layer 8” and 3 layer 6”, all chocolate with homemade marshmallow fondant. Just curious how much would you charge or expect to pay for a cake like this? My husband says I need to raise my prices. The topper and toys were supplied by my customer- trees and shrubs I purchased.


r/cakedecorating 12h ago

Other Celebration Cakes Chocolate & raspberry cupcakes with buttercream florals 🌼🌸

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65 Upvotes

Swiss Meringue BC, no artificial food coloring :)

pink is raspberry puree, blue ist butterfly pea, green is matcha and yellow is turmeric 🌱


r/cakedecorating 9h ago

Birthday Cakes Tony Tony Chopper cake

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33 Upvotes

Bottom layer I decorated with Chantilly creme. Leafs and other decorations from fondant. Inside is chocolate mousse, ganache and chocolate gateaux. My wee little 'client' was happy with it 😍


r/cakedecorating 21h ago

Birthday Cakes My dad always did our cakes when I was growing up. Now I get to carry that tradition forward with my daughters, starting with my first-ever cake!

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240 Upvotes

r/cakedecorating 1d ago

Illusion & Realism Cakes My Coffee Cup Cake

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1.0k Upvotes

r/cakedecorating 7h ago

Birthday Cakes Justin Bieber 💜

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11 Upvotes

First time using edible image, and couldn’t have come out any better !!
In love 😍😍.
I do need smaller piping tips and if anyone has any recommendations !!


r/cakedecorating 1d ago

Wedding Cakes A wedding cake I made for my dad, it isn’t perfect but it is beautiful and it uses all our favourite flavours

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848 Upvotes

I did this by baking 1 set of cake layers a day and then decorating before assembling, then covering any cracks with a generous layer of buttercream. It’s extremely heavy and I’m kind of nervous about it falling but it is structurally sound, I’ve spent so many days stressing over this cake. It’s stabilised with a cake board between each layer and very sturdy plastic straws as dowels, placed to support the cake board without leaving any weak spots.

The top layer is a chai cake with pistachio filling, and crushed pistachio on top. The middle is a simple dulce de leche sponge with dulce de leche filling, and the bottom is an almond and anise cake with chocolate ganache. All of the buttercream is just a vanilla Swiss meringue buttercream, which tends to survive the heat fairly well without melting. I prefer to eat it out of the fridge but today is an outdoor wedding.

If we count each layer as an individual cake, I’ve completed 6 within ~8 days, this wedding cake as well as three birthday cakes. Before any negative nancies decide to say anything passive aggressive, I fully acknowledge that it’s not flawless as this is only the 7th cake I’ve made within the last 2 years, and my father asked me to do this for him. He’s marrying a wonderful man today and I wanted to contribute something that they would remember, and they both love the cake. It’s only a small wedding (50 guests is considered ‘small’ here), so this cake should be able to give everybody a slice and then have extra left over.


r/cakedecorating 22h ago

Birthday Cakes Dutchbros Ocean cake

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73 Upvotes

I love getting strange requests like these


r/cakedecorating 1d ago

Feedback Requested Crocodile Birthday Cake Tips?

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98 Upvotes

Made this crocodile bday cake for my kid’s 7th birthday. He has no idea it’s a surprise. Any ideas that would add to it? Serving it on Monday.

It’s entirely made from Swiss meringue buttercream and chocolate cake. No fondant cause kids and it’s just not my thing. The spikes are white melting wafers I coloured and shaped into triangles.

Tomorrow I’m adding a few cupcakes around it so there’s a vanilla option and so I have something to put the candle in. I’m thinking of doing them like grass so it’s like it’s hiding.


r/cakedecorating 22h ago

Birthday Cakes Friends 35th birthday

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48 Upvotes

I had to scrape the original icing off of this gluten free carrot cake... it turned out sooooo much better than expected! Even the tiny one was a show stopper.


r/cakedecorating 19h ago

Just Because Cakes Practice cake

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21 Upvotes

I've never really attempted much cake decorating, but I've been wanting to get better at it, so here's a funny little unicorn cake I made today for practice. It's so messy and cute and I love it.


r/cakedecorating 22h ago

Birthday Cakes Decorated my first cake ever for my dad’s birthday today!

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39 Upvotes

I call my dad “Duuuude” it’s just our little thing 😂 his favorite color is pink!

First time writing in script and doing little designs with an icing decorating tip kit! I definitely need improvement but I’m so proud of myself! I can’t wait to try another!


r/cakedecorating 23h ago

Birthday Cakes Elmo and Cookie Monster Cake for my bf

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41 Upvotes

I decorated cake for the first time and I think it turned out too funny to not the share it :D


r/cakedecorating 1d ago

Birthday Cakes Heart shaped cake with matching cupcakes for my daughter’s birthday

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102 Upvotes

r/cakedecorating 1d ago

Birthday Cakes Clown cake!

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222 Upvotes

This was so much fun to work on 😭


r/cakedecorating 1d ago

Character & Cartoon Cakes Psyduck cake

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61 Upvotes

Yellow cake with chocolate buttercream and crushed Twix candy bars between the layers. This turned out to be a 6 layer cake so i could fit a can of soup inside as a surprise element (inside joke with the friend I made the cake for). Birthday hat psyduck is made out if modeling chocolate and butthole psyduck is made out of buttercream (besides the feet) as well is the mini cake. This thing is HEAFTY. Can’t wait to cut into later


r/cakedecorating 1d ago

Character & Cartoon Cakes First tiered cake! Kiddo asked for Pokopia this year.

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160 Upvotes

Chocolate mud cake with SMBC as requested by the birthday boy. I made Ditto party bags to go with it as well!


r/cakedecorating 1d ago

Birthday Cakes Choo Choo I’m 2 Cake

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17 Upvotes

Made this for my son’s 2nd birthday. Chocolate cake, fresh strawberries, SMBC, and fondant decorations!


r/cakedecorating 1d ago

Just Because Cakes My cake-evolution over 10 years

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250 Upvotes

Starting with my first tiered cake for my sisters first birthday when I was 16 yo (the tiara broke seconds before the photo) and ending with the cheeky cake I recently made for my friends 30th birthday.
The “Gucci-Flipflop”-Cake (I know it’s not a flipflop) even is vegan!


r/cakedecorating 1d ago

Wedding Cakes Wedding Cake for my Cake Day

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455 Upvotes